tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post7886020635300406777..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Guess who's coming to Supper/Dinner/Lunch/Not-LunchAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-47876872098732422182009-02-11T15:14:00.000-04:002009-02-11T15:14:00.000-04:00It will be very interesting to find out whether th...It will be very interesting to find out whether that group stuck with gardening conversations or put their talents together to figure out how to improve the world! <BR/><BR/>The china is lovely, Jodi, especially since it is a family heirloom. <BR/><BR/>Growing up we just had breakfast, lunch and supper....to say "dinner" was something we learned from books, movies and TV. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-43685519365622438782009-02-11T01:11:00.000-04:002009-02-11T01:11:00.000-04:00I took one of the plates with me so I could make a...I took one of the plates with me so I could make an arrangement with it. I'll pay you later--put it on my tab. <BR/><BR/>I stayed for breakfast, dinner, and supper and let the horse out of the barn. The donkey laughed at such a sight and the cats ran away with the moon. <BR/><BR/>BTW--your cats told me to tell you that they want a tree house cat climbing apparatus they saw over at Marnie's place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-76740340093745947322009-02-10T23:51:00.000-04:002009-02-10T23:51:00.000-04:00Hi Jodi,You've submitted a well thought out list. ...Hi Jodi,<BR/>You've submitted a well thought out list. I suspect the conversation around your table would go right from dinner to supper it would be so interesting.<BR/><BR/>I can see why that china is still in demand. It must have been very unusual to see that shape when it was first made... but it is splendid!<BR/><BR/>I find it most interesting that I happen to have had the pleasure of meetingMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-28545780301070949792009-02-09T11:42:00.000-04:002009-02-09T11:42:00.000-04:00The china is lovely, a shame to cover it with food...The china is lovely, a shame to cover it with food;)<BR/><BR/>Your dinner party sounds delightful whether you call it dinner or supper. <BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-8549651148814640462009-02-09T00:43:00.000-04:002009-02-09T00:43:00.000-04:00What a great idea to have a little party with fell...What a great idea to have a little party with fellow garden-enthusiasts. I am always taken with those tea sets and china with botanical themes, yet never buy them because I really don't feel I have enough reason to use them! Someday, maybe I'll get some just to look at and have tea by myself while contemplating formation of garden club! Yes, until I moved to my current location, I hadn't heardGardenistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129253261044774675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-83443296173918409272009-02-08T21:03:00.000-04:002009-02-08T21:03:00.000-04:00Fascinating! I am not doing this but am enjoying t...Fascinating! I am not doing this but am enjoying the dinner parties of others. I had always wondered about the history of Royal Albert.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-26321976795840747532009-02-08T20:53:00.000-04:002009-02-08T20:53:00.000-04:00It sounds like you all would have a wonderful time...It sounds like you all would have a wonderful time! I'm not that up on Canadian gardeners & botanists (my bad!), but I'm sure whoever you chose to invite would be interesting & would know their stuff. I do hope it would all be less confusing than the party you pictured at the end of your post. (Twinkle, twinkle little bat, how I wonder what you're at...")Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-2832808108659601402009-02-08T15:56:00.000-04:002009-02-08T15:56:00.000-04:00Oh to be a flower in a vase in the middle of your ...Oh to be a flower in a vase in the middle of your dining table! The conversation would be stellar and goodness such depth! Beauty, too...the flower in the vase ;-) and the lovely table setting! Who wouldn't be impressed with your kitties..they are exceptional.<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-9761664717111657462009-02-08T15:53:00.000-04:002009-02-08T15:53:00.000-04:00Were you ease dropping at CAPRE the other day?...w...Were you ease dropping at CAPRE the other day?...we had this funny chat about the confusion around dinner, supper, lunch... too funny! I'm happy to learn about the origins of the china design. My grandparents who were passionate gardeners on the West Coast gave me a child sized tea service, in this pattern when I was a toddler and somehow I've made my way to the Annapolis Valley from Vancouver Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-21170495502763332682009-02-08T15:16:00.000-04:002009-02-08T15:16:00.000-04:00Margaret Atwood is an inspired choice, Jodi. It's...Margaret Atwood is an inspired choice, Jodi. It's sending me to my bookshelves right now...Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-31370816755994050292009-02-08T15:13:00.000-04:002009-02-08T15:13:00.000-04:00Hello Jodi, lovely to meet you!Dinner where I come...Hello Jodi, lovely to meet you!<BR/>Dinner where I come from is midday if at home and evening if out. I hope that makes sense.<BR/>I was just stunned to see the Blossom Time. I only have one trio and that is it!!!<BR/>Love your cat pics. Do you think they encourage one another?<BR/>Cheers GillianGillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664987657318776594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-90981834524854092192009-02-08T14:48:00.000-04:002009-02-08T14:48:00.000-04:00Your dinner guests sound charming, jodi.:) As are...Your dinner guests sound charming, jodi.:) As are your reasons for inviting them. <BR/><BR/>I was surprised to read the history of the "Blossom Time" pattern -- one of my friends has service for 12 in this pattern and I had no idea it had been designed locally, though it makes perfect sense. Thanks for that, too! The fiddlehead and shrimp salad recipe sounds divine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-68586692793397971462009-02-08T14:44:00.000-04:002009-02-08T14:44:00.000-04:00What a fine choice of dinner guests Jodi - some of...What a fine choice of dinner guests Jodi - some of them are strangers to me, so I must find out more. When I was growing up the noontime meal was dinner, the evening meal was tea and supper was a little bite that you might have later, such as a biscuit and a cup of hot milk. As for tea that did not come into the equation. On such crockery any meal would taste fine no matter what time of day or Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-19258642486804732692009-02-08T11:59:00.000-04:002009-02-08T11:59:00.000-04:00Jodi....It's all making sense now... Tiff and Chri...Jodi....<BR/>It's all making sense now... Tiff and Christo seemed antsy and hardly touched their food.... they had only to mention that they were stopping off at your party...<BR/>Oh how I laughed with the dinner, supper, lunch discussion. Its definitely something that makes us stop and ponder the power of linguistics. It frightens me that today's generation is letting it all slip through their Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-25467183131081889382009-02-08T10:51:00.000-04:002009-02-08T10:51:00.000-04:00Jodi, such interesting choices. Although you're s...Jodi, such interesting choices. Although you're sending goutweed and snow my way for sticking Ricky Nelson's song in your head (LOL), I am sending you warm breezes to melt the snow. Our weather has been frightfully warm the last few days. It confuses the heck out of the spring bulbs. I love that china, and I'm a china nut. I can see why it is very popular in many other countries. All of us Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-35605673252550512302009-02-08T10:33:00.000-04:002009-02-08T10:33:00.000-04:00I ACCEPT YOUR INVITATION! Oh goodness, dear Jodi,...I ACCEPT YOUR INVITATION! Oh goodness, dear Jodi, you do know that this lunch/dinner/supper would run right into breakfast, don't you? So it doesn't matter what you call it. LOL.<BR/><BR/>I'm honored you would choose me as one of your five. Rest assured, you'd be one of my five as well. Oh good! TWO meals together! :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks too, for your other choices. To be in the company of Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-76395044032776428752009-02-08T10:23:00.000-04:002009-02-08T10:23:00.000-04:00What beautiful china, Jodi! After you explained t...What beautiful china, Jodi! After you explained the history of it, I looked more closely at it--you can certainly see the apple trees in bloom. Growing up with a farm background, we, too, had dinner at noon and supper in the evening. In mid-afternoon there was also lunch, usually tea and sandwiches, which reminds me of high tea, although the farmers would be wearing their overalls instead of Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-57103625850838876452009-02-08T09:27:00.000-04:002009-02-08T09:27:00.000-04:00You need to be more careful posting things on the ...You need to be more careful posting things on the web.<BR/><BR/><I>Rest assured you'd all be welcome to visit at any time</I><BR/><BR/>I just might have to make you sorry you wrote that and show up in person someday :)<BR/><BR/>Hope the flu isn't keeping you down. Farch is a poor time to add a bug to Cabin Fever.WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-3970127313388096892009-02-08T09:11:00.000-04:002009-02-08T09:11:00.000-04:00What a marvelous gathering Jodi. The china would ...What a marvelous gathering Jodi. The china would be just the exclamation point, just beautiful.<BR/>I would love to be the doormouse to hear the conversation.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36660550455100438792009-02-08T08:35:00.000-04:002009-02-08T08:35:00.000-04:00Perfect dishes for a garden themed party. You'll h...Perfect dishes for a garden themed party. You'll have a great time. Your name for Feb-Mar is super fun.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-33261398860204770752009-02-08T08:17:00.000-04:002009-02-08T08:17:00.000-04:00What a delightful dinner party you are hosting. Ma...What a delightful dinner party you are hosting. May I be so bold as to ask for an invite? I will help with the dishes,Clean up, anything!<BR/>Always loved Blossom time china,thanks for the story behind the making of them.<BR/>I agree Farch are seemingly endless months.<BR/>Enjoyed my visit.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126209675266816687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-87843811213552977382009-02-08T05:32:00.000-04:002009-02-08T05:32:00.000-04:00Jodi - I'm still giggling over your explanation of...Jodi - I'm still giggling over your explanation of dinner/supper/lunch :D We have exactly the same over here depending on which part of the country you're from. I have my feet firmly in the dinner at lunchtime camp, but for me supper is teatime!<BR/><BR/>And what a grand set of guests you've chosen. I'm loving how this meme is giving an insight into the people who've influenced and help to shape VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-81186903546734039862009-02-08T02:15:00.000-04:002009-02-08T02:15:00.000-04:00Delighted you're feeling up to entertaining, jodi!...Delighted you're feeling up to entertaining, jodi! To know Kylee is to love her, a beautiful first choice. And Margaret Atwood another ... THE BLIND ASSASSIN still haunts me as a writer (oh to be there one day). I'd love to taste your Fiddlehead and Shrimp salad and swirl a glass of your local wine...(I might be peekin' round the corner).joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.com